THE WEEK THAT WAS: BUILDING UP TO CHRISTMAS

SHAKIN’ STEVENS AT BRENTFORD WIN
This week saw City score in the last minute to beat Brentford 3-2 at Cardiff City Stadium on Tuesday, ahead of Friday’s frustrating away defeat to Birmingham.

Gracing the pitch on Tuesday evening was platinum-selling music icon Shakin' Stevens, as he promoted his charity single Echoes of Merry Christmas Everyone. The single is a reworking of his classic Christmas hit, and was recorded in support of the Salvation Army, who also joined 'Shaky' at Cardiff City Stadium.

CITY STARS MAKE HOSPITAL VISITS
This week, members of Cardiff City’s first team squad visited both Tŷ Hafan and the University Hospital of Wales, bringing some festive cheer to children and young people in Cardiff at Christmas time.

Scroll to the bottom of the page to watch this week's special episode of In The City filmed from Tŷ Hafan, where the players took the time to meet patients, sign autographs, pose for photographs and take part in some festive fun.

CLUB GOAL OF THE MONTH: NOVEMBER
Voting is well underway in November’s Club Goal of the Month competition. As always, simply pick your favourite from the nine superb nominated strikes and you could win hospitality at Cardiff City Stadium!

CITY HOST SHREWS IN FA CUP
Our Emirates FA Cup Third Round match against Shrewsbury Town has been selected for live broadcast by S4C and will take place on Sunday, 10th January 2016 with a 6.00pm kick off.

Tickets will be on general sale from Monday, 21st December 2015. For more information on the fixture and ticket prices, click here.

As a result, our Sky Bet Championship match away to Hull City has been put back twenty-four hours, and will now take place on Wednesday, 13th January at 7:45pm.

The encounter with the Tigers is our second away game of the season to be beamed back to Cardiff City Stadium. Further ticketing information for the Beam Back will be announced in the coming days.

FA YOUTH CUP: YOUNG BLUEBIRDS TO PLAY LIVERPOOL
Cardiff City’s U18s set up an away trip to Liverpool as they progressed to the Fourth Round of the FA Youth Cup.

A 4-0 victory over Severnside rivals Bristol City on Monday ensured the future City stars’ progress in the Cup, with their goals coming from Jamie Bird, Ibi So Sani and a Lloyd Humphries brace.

You can read the full match-report of the U18s victory here, while highlights are available to view on Cardiff City Player HD.

Watch Thursday's episode of In The City, featuring City's stars at Tŷ Hafan and the University Hospital of Wales below.